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From: lmb7421@ultb.UUCP (L.M. Barstow)
Newsgroups: sci.skeptic,news.groups
Subject: Re: sci.skeptic? talk.skeptic!
Summary: rename sci.skeptic -> talk.skeptic?
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Date: 9 Oct 89 14:45:56 GMT
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Reply-To: lmb7421@ultb.UUCP (L.M. Barstow)
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Okay, since they can't police themselves, how about we decide if it's
junk for them...

Talk.religion.newage was a nice group (lots of discussion, but somewhat
informational), a group where something actually got done.  Right now,
sci.skeptic is just a pain in the ***.  I don't have 1000 blocks for my
KILL file, which is about the size it would be if I bothered to use it.
The material that's been coming across the group has an abysmal quality
level - talk.rumor-monger.unknown would be a better title for what's been
coming across...

I think we've given the group enough time to show its colors...rather
than create yet another group, how about just renaming the sucker to
where it belongs...a sci.* group that's 80% noise (by your own estimate)
is way out-of-line.  At least in talk.* it fits the description.

Also, since we're going to have to re-vote, how about taking new age
topics out and putting them back where they seem to do better.  I'll put
up with a lot of bull (I'm not one of those timid new-agers - I know how
to deal with taking a few lumps), but I'm not up for weeding through 100
articles every other day to find 2 or 3 that I like reading.  New Age
topics belong in talk.religion.newage, not a conglomeration group...

Anyone else?

-- 
Les Barstow                              **All of the paths work!!!!**
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